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James Webb Space Telescope

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:22 | Tran: 0:50 | Set: 2:21
Alt: -53.56°   Az: 275.85°   Direction: West

James Webb Space Telescope is in the constellation of Scorpius, at a distance of 1,747,726.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 17h 51m 12s and the Declination is -36° 16’ 42” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing James Webb Space Telescope in Scorpius on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing James Webb Space Telescope in Scorpius on June, 21 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where James Webb Space Telescope is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

James Webb Space Telescope
RA: 17h 49m 29s
Dec: -36° 16’ 21”
Deep sky finder chart for James Webb Space Telescope. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is James Webb Space Telescope?, a page that provides all the information needed to find James Webb Space Telescope in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 51m 12s
-36° 16’ 42”
08h 51m 27s
02h 42m 39s

J2000

17h 49m 29s
-36° 16’ 21”

Additional Information

Scorpius

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of James Webb Space Telescope from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.4°
Max altitude: 2.1°
Azimuth: 233.6°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth is currently 1,747,726.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0116828267 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5.830s to travel from James Webb Space Telescope and arrive to us.

1,747,726.0
0.0116828267
5.830s

The following chart shows the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of James Webb Space Telescope from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 26 December 2021 and 27 October 2029, the closest approach of James Webb Space Telescope to Earth happens on Sun Dec 26 2021 at a distance of 0.000894 Astronomical Units, or 133,698 kilometers:

Sun Dec 26 2021
133,698
0.000894

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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Orbit Diagram of James Webb Space Telescope

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of James Webb Space Telescope computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Jun 14 17h 48m 07s -35° 51’ 20” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 15 17h 48m 40s -35° 56’ 40” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 16 17h 49m 10s -36° 01’ 24” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 17 17h 49m 39s -36° 05’ 35” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 18 17h 50m 04s -36° 09’ 10” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 19 17h 50m 27s -36° 12’ 09” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 20 17h 50m 48s -36° 14’ 31” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 21 17h 51m 06s -36° 16’ 14” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 22 17h 51m 23s -36° 17’ 19” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 23 17h 51m 37s -36° 17’ 44” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 24 17h 51m 52s -36° 17’ 28” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 25 17h 52m 08s -36° 16’ 31” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 26 17h 52m 24s -36° 14’ 54” N.A. Scorpius
2025 Jun 27 17h 52m 43s -36° 12’ 37” N.A. Scorpius

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